vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
good old; good old-fashioned
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
period of youth; while young
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
patience; endurance; perseverance
quarrel; dispute; argument
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
special training; intensive training; crash course
line of spears held at the ready
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
test period; exam period; examination time
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
defense; defence; defensive preparations
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries